পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৯৮

66 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র must remember how difficult it is for a country to bear the burden of 6 or 7 million refugees. It may occur to many that may be we are also responsible to a great extent for this war. But I want to make it clear that we are not in the least responsible for this. The complete betrayal of Yahiya Khan has put this on us. On the basis of our 6-point demand, in a discussion on the 24th March, an agreement was reached; Yahiya even signed on that document. It was decided he will proclaim this agreement on the 25th night. On 25th March he went to Karachi in a special plane, and the Khan army started their on slaughter suddenly, in the dead of the night, on our students, police, E.P.R. and the poor common people dwelling in the slums. This treachery is unique; beyond any comparison in History- Yahiya is a traitor. The aim of this inhuman barbaric attack is to ensure that we as Bengalis will never be able to raise our head again. Brothers, keep in mind the treachery of these man-eaters. They will not allow any young men between the age of 16 to 30 to live and they have also preyed on girls of this age. Even now they are pushing thousands of naked young girls towards the frontier. We must change this terrible situation. We must raise our head in pride as an independent Bengali nation. We must remember nobody ever makes a gift to you of your freedom you have to earn it. If we think somebody else will win our freedom for us, we shall commit utter folly. We must continue the fight for freedom. May be many will come forward to help. But the fight will have to be yours and mine. If any of you have any doubt about the victorious outcome of this war with the modern well equipped Pakistan Army, I am telling you to always keep in mind that seven and a half crore of Bengalis are with you in this fight. The fight of selfpreservation of the Bengalis in the wide world will have the name of each soldier, each freedom-fighter, written in gold in the pages of History. Written in blood before our eyes today is small Vietnam. She is not insignificant any more, commanding infinite power she has inflicted the worst crisis on American Imperialism with all its modern arms and equipment. The victory of Vietnam is certain; there will be no exception for us. You must be also familiar with the freedom fight of the people of Algeria. Under extreme difficulty they build up their strong liberation force through a Government formed abroad, and freed their motherland from Imperialism. We must remember we have had to face this terrible war to make up for the mistake we did in 1947. Our first and foremost introduction is that we are Bengalis. Religion is our private affair. Religion can never be the stick to gauge a Nation. The role of religion in governing a Nation is also minimal. The soul of a country is formed by its